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Voxy and Mindy dish on their sourdough pizza experiments, favorite toppings, and the sandwich loaves they baked for Bake Club. Naturally, the bread talk doesn't stop there. 01:15 @maurizio Detroit Style pizza is easily one of our go-to pizzas. Voxy shares how she baked it up06:26 Using cast iron skillet vs. traditional pizza pan9:15 Mindy tries the Blister City pizza recipe by @zachs_cafe and loves the bonkers blisters on the crust15:20 Tips from Zach's Cafe for home pizza baking @zachs_cafe 19:04 Favorite pizza toppings and personal preferences26:03 Exploring Sandwich Loaves28:30 Mindy makes a sandwich loaf with browned butter, flax seeds and honey from @mothership_breads 33:16 Resources and Inspiration from @amybakesbread

We’re talking sourdough bagels! Voxy tackles Maurizio’s precise recipe, while Mindy finds success with Brynn’s approach. Plus, creative ingredients for weeknight bakes, Instagram sourdough bakers worth knowing, Bake Club and our New Orleans bakery-hopping adventures.1:10 Crispy and Chewy New Wave Sourdough Bagels by @maurizio9:50 Brynn’s delicious and overnight proofed bagels by @thesourdoughnerd11:45 @memelmelmel bagels19:00 @erickapajarillo - beautiful loaves, tutorials and flour comparisons21:00 @auraincolorjess - sourdough videos, tutorials, fun designs and starter eye candy23:45 @rattlesnakesourdough - beautiful loaves, artful scoring, and words to match24:50 @bigshoulderbaking - sourdough loaves + a wide variety of pastries & sweets26:10 Preview to conversation with a true Bread Person - baker Cat from @bearcatbaked28:40 Bake Club - reporting on high hydration30:09 Bakery Hopping Adventures in New Orleans37:15 Conversation with head baker, Cat, from @bearcatbaked

In this bonus episode, Oran Rankin, owner and head baker of Button Bakery in Evanston, Illinois, shares his journey from childhood kitchen adventures to building a community-focused village bakery with his wife, Sara. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the heart, hard work, and passion behind making delicious, quality bread accessible to everyone.

In this episode, we talking about our starter rituals, including what we do, why we do it, and who got us hooked. Plus, Bake Club gets gooooey!Chapters00:00 Introduction to sourdough starter maintenance01:25 Meadowlark Mill and Farm Snowbird flour02:15 Challenges with starter health and bread outcomes05:00 Using water dips to manage sourdough tools and plants06:56 Experimenting with autolyse and high hydration doughs11:54 Maintaining and converting starters: stiff vs. liquid12:50 Parker Cook of @eatbasilandbloom - Voxy's conversion to a stiff starter after watching Paker's videos20:44 Mindy's starter routine learned from Addie Roberts @breadstalker_26:05 The purpose of coil folds and aeration in starters36:04 Addressing listener questions on starter timing and discard38:45 @memelmelmel puff pastry43:05 Amy Coyne's viral sourdough croissant loaf from @amybakesbread

BREAD PEOPLE — EPISODE 05 🍞 | MEET THE SOURDOUGH NERDOur very first guest is bringing the big sourdough energy! In Episode 5, we are joined by Brynn Stits, aka The Sourdough Nerd. Join us for a delightfully nerdy conversation with Brynn, a gifted baker and sourdough guru. From our favorite sourdough obsessions and the powerhouse starters behind every great bake to vintage sourdough cookbooks and, of course, goats, we’re covering all the things we love!Grab a slice and settle in for our conversation with Brynn, The Sourdough Nerd! 🥖✨Feed your starter. Pull up a chair. You’re one of us now.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chapters02:00 Brynn's motivation and the therapeutic aspect of sourdough02:06 Brynn's journey into sourdough baking04:02 Exploring vintage sourdough cookbooks and recipes04:09 Using potatoes in bread for texture and flavor05:45 Brynn and Voxy talk about how helpful Tom Cucuzza’s videos are @the_sourdough_journey07:00 The science behind sourdough and handling techniques07:03 Tips for achieving oven spring and steam techniques09:57 Developing new flavors and recipe experimentation19:59 The importance of a strong sourdough starter20:05 Brynn's passion for sharing bread knowledge24:59 Brynn's goats and farm life26:05 Brynn's thoughts on temperature and starter care29:50 @wendybird18 writes in with some questions and Brynn answers them29:58 Inspiration for new recipes and flavor ideas37:40 @sarah_c_owens recipe for Bleu Cheese and Walnut crackers39:15 @marielesterbaker Harvest Tin Loaf44:45 @feinbackhaus the bread knife that Brynn recommends with this code for 10% off your entire order “BRYNN10”FOLLOW BREAD PEOPLE 🍞Instagram: @breadpeoplepodcastVoxy: @dough.wavMindy: @mysourdoughbakes25FIND OUR GUEST 🎙️Brynn Stits — The Sourdough Nerd[Add Brynn’s social handle here]LISTEN TO THE PODCAST 🎧Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bread-people-podcast/id6814674029Got a sourdough question, a baking hot take, or a technique you swear by? Drop it in the comments or send us a DM on Instagram. We want to hear what you’re baking, too.Like, subscribe, and join the club.WE’RE BREAD PEOPLE NOW.

Sourdough is always part of the conversation, but this time we’re shaking things up with a Q&A and sharing more about our lives as home bakers, from our sourdough beginnings to the bread baking habits that keep us mixing, shaping, and baking. Pull up a chair for episode four and get to know the Bread People a little better. There’s plenty of sourdough chatter to go around.Chapters02:05 Intimidating bakes and anticipation of a sourdough croissant guide from @sourdough.etc04:00 Family sourdough intervention05:58 Swapping starters and the challenges involved08:55 Patience with proofing and slicing fresh bread12:11 Documenting baking journeys and learning from failures14:58 Our baking personalities20:00 The importance of a healthy starter and troubleshooting dense bread25:04 Impulses and spontaneous baking decisions30:00 Bake Club puff pastry from @memelmelmel37:58 Sourdough Tipline - Joe from Boone, NC

We’re Bread People who love to talk sourdough! In this episode, we get into mixing sourdough dough, shaping loaves, and the bread bakers who have inspired us along the way. We recap last week’s Bake Club challenge, which was sourdough focaccia, and we introduce our next baking challenge. Join us for a little bread talk, plenty of sourdough chatter, and a peek into our lives as home bakers.Chapters00:00 Introduction to sourdough baking and episode overview01:10 Planning and timing for sourdough baking02:11 Discussing focaccia baking and chasing the perfect crumb03:30 Baker's percentages04:45 Can you make sourdough on vacation? If you have a @eatbasilandbloom starter you can!07:00 Learning about stiff starters and their benefits09:32 Feeding and maintaining stiff starters during travel & @talkeasypod mug makes a cameo11:34 Common sourdough questions and troubleshooting12:30 @amybakesbread honey butter focaccia14:01 Creative focaccia toppings and variations16:46 Shaping and baking techniques for high hydration doughs17:20 @_lacebakes_ base for sourdough focaccia20:29 Introducing the sourdough bake club and discard recipes21:45 @breadstalker_ and her thoughts on mixing from her book28:03 The importance of mixing and gluten development33:00 @maurizio leo's helpful videos36:00 @sourdough.etc helpful posts37:15 listener question from @imnotspikelee39:29 Knowing when dough is proofed and ready to bake43:21 Managing hooch and starter health before baking45:13 Closing remarks and next steps in baking journey

We looooove to go on about sourdough. In this episode, we share our latest sourdough baking experiments, tips for managing dough, and creative ideas for inclusions like jalapeno cheddar and roasted garlic focaccia. Chapters00:00 Introduction to sourdough baking and episode overview01:02 Mindy shares her three-day sourdough process02:29 Visuals of Mindy's beautiful loaf and crumb03:26 Mindy stumbled over her words trying to describe that Instagram baker @mothership_breads is an insanely talented baker who is also somehow incredibly accessible to people06:25 Bake club: sourdough jalapeno cheddar bread07:34 Discussion on crust color and baking preferences08:55 Achieving airiness with coil folds and lamination10:10 Inclusion ideas: cubed vs grated cheese in bread12:17 Candied jalapenos recipe and flavor profile16:13 Mindy's go-to focaccia recipe is roasted garlic focaccia by @amybakesbread17:28 Stuffed focaccia with cheese and fillings with a genius idea from @_lacebakes_19:41 Next week's bake club challenge: focaccia with inclusions20:19 Overview of sourdough process and initial mixing techniques22:22 Managing hydration, mixing, and gluten development24:23 Signs of dough readiness and avoiding over-folding26:54 Shaping, scoring, and preventing holes in bread28:49 Tips for storing bread and prolonging freshness33:32 Listener questions: scoring tools like cool lames from @wiremonkeyshop and bread storage tips39:40 Closing thoughts and upcoming episode previewAlso, a shout out to @ciaobellabreads for her amazing bagel guide that every Instagram sourdough baker seems to be baking from :)

Our first episode is finally here! We’re Mindy and Voxy, two home bakers who are completely obsessed with sourdough and almost as passionate about talking about it as we are about baking it. In this episode, we’re checking in on what we’ve been baking, dreaming about future bakes, and answering questions from fellow bread people. We’re learning this podcasting thing as we go, and we’re so glad you’re here to join the conversation!Join us on Instagram at Bread People Podcast Chapters00:00 Introduction to the podcast and hosts02:03 How the hosts met and started baking together03:01 The purpose of the podcast and community building03:49 Recent baking experiments: Japanese milk bread by @adeputriwjy and flaxseed loaf by @marielesterbaker05:01 Baking bagels and experimenting with proofing times06:00 Making tangy sourdough discard crackers by @amybakesbread and other recipes08:04 Tips for managing sourdough baking with a busy lifestyle09:59 Achieving the perfect open crumb and shaping techniques12:03 Learning from other bakers and recipe inspiration13:57 Introducing the Bake Club and upcoming baking challenges16:12 Tools and gadgets for sourdough baking: Must-haves and splurges20:03 Using the refrigerator to manage sourdough schedules23:55 Answering listener questions and community engagement27:59 Closing remarks and next steps for listeners